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burning in

burning in is the present participle and gerund of burn in.

Meaning of burn in

Verb

burn in (third-person singular simple present burns in, present participle burning in, simple past and past participle burned in or burnt in)

  1. To eat into, as fire.
  2. (transitive) To fix and render durable, as colours, by means of intense heat.
  3. (figuratively) To imprint indelibly on the mind.
  4. (transitive) To exercise electrical components by means of burn-in.

Questions about burning in

What is burning in the present participle and gerund of?
Burning in is the present participle and gerund of burn in.

Words near burning in in the dictionary

  1. burning glass
  2. burning glasses
  3. burning hot
  4. burning house
  5. burning houses
  6. burning in
  7. burning in hell
  8. burning index
  9. burning lens
  10. burning lenses
  11. Burning Man

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